Galium

Contains 18 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Galium L.
RUBIACEAE
BEDSTRAW
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For the Florida speices, Galium aparine may remain in Galium s.str. while other species (G. sect. Aparinoides, G. sect. Platygalium) may be moved to other genera (Soza & Olmstead 2010; Ehrendorfer & Barfuss 2014; Gargiulo et al. 2015).
Classification
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GENTIANALES
Galium
Citation
GALIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 105. 1753, nom. cons. propos.
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TYPE: Galium verum Linnaeus, typ. cons. propos.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Galium aparine Cleavers Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium bermudense Coastal Bedstraw Native S4 (State Rank)
Galium circaezans Forest Bedstraw Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium divaricatum Lamarck’s Bedstraw Not Native
Galium lanceolatum Wild-licorice Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium latifolium Purple Bedstraw, Wideleaf Bedstraw Native Rare-State S2S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium obtusum var. filifolium Carolina Bedstraw Native S4 (State Rank)
Galium obtusum var. obtusum Bluntleaf Bedstraw Native Rare-State S3? (State Rank)
Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule Bald Bedstraw, Smoothstem Bedstraw Native Rare-State S3? (State Rank) G5?T4? (Global Rank)
Galium pedemontanum Piedmont Bedstraw, Piedmont Crosswort Not Native
Galium pilosum Hairy Bedstraw Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium sherardia Field-madder Not Native
Galium tinctorium var. floridanum Florida Three-lobed Bedstraw Native S5 (State Rank)
Galium tinctorium var. tinctorium Southern Three-lobed Bedstraw Native
Galium tricornutum Small Bedstraw Not Native GNR (Global Rank)
Galium triflorum Sweet-scented Bedstraw Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Galium uniflorum One-flowered Bedstraw Native S4 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank)
Galium virgatum Ozark Bedstraw Not Native
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.